Vacancies at Alfred and Victoria Associates

Alfred and Victoria Associates is one of Nigeria’s leading ICT solution based company. Our company offers a wide range of services which are in high demand of today’s emerging market. AVA has three major arms which have been streamlined to meet our customer’s needs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Corporate Strategy Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: 6 Months Contract

Job summary

• Corporate Strategy Manager review organizations and determine their strengths, weaknesses, operational effectiveness and opportunities.
• They make recommendations based on internal and external factors to minimize risks and formulate plans to achieve an organization’s long-term goals.

Responsibilities

• Formulate as well as assist company strategies to diversify in new complementary markets and products.
• Provide actionable suggestions for responding to new threats plus opportunities rising in marketplace.
• Assist annual planning process for arising Corporate Initiatives and Operating Framework.
• Provide oversight of continuing corporate initiatives every month.
• Ensure to scan new opportunities related to acquisitions, alliances and mergers.
• Analyze strategic rationale for all strategic business development opportunities.
• Suggest strategic business development initiatives and priorities.
• Ensure to access and evaluate imperative media as well as entertainment trends across world.
• Ensure to calculate internal as well as target company valuations
• Prepare company’s growth strategies.
• Conduct company portfolio optimization evaluation.
• Perform with senior business unit executives to facilitate strategic development process.
• Define and evaluate imperative company’s new business development opportunities.
• Facilitate implement mergers, acquisitions as well as divestitures.
• Develop business plans for entire new corporate ventures.

Requirements

• Academic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional Qualification: Any relevant Professional Qualification
• Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years’ relevant experience

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent understanding of business operations and procedures.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Outstanding research and analytical abilities.
• Project management skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Possess good business acumen.
• Possess good interpersonal skills and able to interact well with all levels of people.

Salary
Very Attractive.

Job Title: Billing Specialist

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: 6 Months Contract

Responsibilities

• Billing – Support – Engineer Telecom Billing application support (Telecom BSS / OSS, KYC, Enterprise
• Billing Solutions, IT Applications)
• Technical Expertise & Hands-on sound knowledge to do Unix/Shell Scripting and MySQL / ORACLE query writing
• Analysis of Events / Renewals/ Service/System in error, provide workaround solutions
• Overall knowledge of the E2Eapplication, systems & solution for their application suite.
• Technical specialist for resolving all complex & critical application issues/ challenges faced by the team.
• Accountable for meeting & improving SLA & KPIs for their application suite.
• Responsible for driving down the incidents, problem, trouble tickets, service request trends,
• Configurations, Automations, Small Development, backend fixes.
• Support on work allocation (shifts, rotas)
• Expert in Operational criticality like Backup & restoration, Fraud handling, Revenue sensitive operations.
• Working experience on Rating, Billing, Invoicing, 4G LTE, broadband services, FTH, WTTH.
• Provide end to end L2/L3 support for billing application modules (Billing Platform for 4G LTE platform and VoLTE)
• Support changes carried out by interface applications like CRM, Provisioning, PCRF, OCS and Reporting.
• Provide support to Customer Operations team, Internal Users, Revenue Assurance and Business needs.

Qualifications / Experience

• Graduate / Postgraduate qualification
• Minimum of 4 – 6 years of experience in Telecom Billing and Strong in handling backend systems.
• Functional Area: IT Software Application Programming, Operations & Maintenance
• Role Category: Operations, Automation, Telecom Billing Domain.
• Key skills: Unix / Shell Scripting / SQL / My SQL/ORACLE.
• Must have extensive experience in the billing platforms used for triple-play organizations delivering voice, video and internet.
• Must have clear targets and KPIs agreed.

Salary
Very Attractive.

Application Deadline 6th April, 2021.

Job Title: Telecom Sales and Marketing Consultant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: 6 Months Contract

Responsibilities

• Proven experience in generating new sales leads, successful negotiation and closing skills, and fostering customer relationships.
• Ability to prospect and close new sales leads through solution-selling to commercial customers.
• Fostering relationships with new clients through contract negotiations and installation.
• Contact current client base with specific products and services to meet their needs.
• Identify prospective customers by using business directories, CRM software, referrals, participating in networking events such as organizations and clubs, and attending trade shows and conferences.
• Emphasize product features based on analysis of customer’s needs, and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations.
• Negotiate prices and terms of sales and service agreements.
• Prepare sales presentations; demonstrate and explain the operation and use of products.
• Visit establishments to evaluate needs and to promote products and services.
• Initiate sales campaigns and follow marketing plan guidelines in order to meet or exceed sales goals.
• Continual education on new and existing products and services.
• Sell telecommunications products and services to both individuals and companies.
• Sell VoIP for corporate technology and communications systems.
• Keep abreast of current technology trends.
• Leverage the CRM system to develop prospecting and sales strategy that ensures high activity and effective closing ratios.
• Book and install new lines / circuits / bundles / services to meet established monthly quotas.
• Manage a territory using technology, prioritization and time management skills.
• Submit pricing and pre-qualification requests reflecting the client’s requirements.
• Maintain an updated database in sales database including all activities, partners, and opportunities with their current status.
• Maintain open and effective lines of communication throughout the organization to maintain a sense of teamwork, enthusiasm, pride, and quality workmanship.
• Capture and review any competitive intelligence gathered and proactively communicates this information to marketing.
• Define personal and corporate revenue objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in related field.
• Telecommunication experience
• Voice and Data knowledge
• Sales Experience +4 years
• Knowledge of Sales and Marketing principles and methods for promoting, demonstrating and selling products and services- including but not limited to: prospecting, negotiating, and closing techniques, marketing strategies, product presentations, and sales control systems.
• Knowledge of customer and personal service principles- including but not limited to: customer needs assessment, meeting quality standard for services, evaluation of customer satisfaction, building rapport, and maintaining customer relationships.
• Time management and efficiency skills.
• Judgment and decision-making skills.
• Problem-solving skills- identify, evaluate and implement solutions to complex problems.
• Technical knowledge in the area of Voice and Data Communications.

Salary
Very Attractive.

Job Title: Project Office Administrator

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: 6 Months Contract

Job Summary

• The Project Administrator performs clerical tasks for projects such as scheduling meetings, managing schedules, and preparing progress reports.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling routine meetings and recording decisions (e.g. next steps, assigned tasks etc.)
• Breaking complex projects into simpler tasks and setting goals and timeframes.
• Creating and updating workflows.
• Measuring and reporting on the project performance.
• Acting as the contact point for all project participants.
• Monitoring progress of the project and also addressing potential issues.
• Coordinating quality controls for ensuring the deliverables meet client demands.
• Retrieving necessary information such as related case studies and client/user requirements.
• Tracking expenses and predicting future costs.
• Preparing and providing documentation to key stakeholders and internal teams.
• Order office supplies as needed.
• Track project expenses.
• Make phone calls, Organize venues and assist with planning.
• Offer suggestions to improve efficiencies.
• Maintain compliance regulations.
• Assess employee performance.

Requirements

• A degree in Business Management, Business Administration or a related field.
• Prior experience as a project administrator or a related administrative role.
• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Strong multitasking skills with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Problem-solving skills with a keen eye for details.
• Exceptional time-management and organizational skills.

Salary
Very Attractive.

Application Deadline 7th April, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their tailored CV to: apply@alfred-victoria.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Any application received after the above time and date will be automatically rejected.